Angola vs Congo - Brazzaville: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 117,000 people in Angola and 12,000 people in Congo - Brazzaville, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Angola, by 105,000 people, or 9.75 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.
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Latest figures
people · IISS
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 117,000 2020 | 117,000 | 49 of 170 |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 12,000 2020 | 12,000 | 124 of 170 |
| World | 27.4 million 2020 | 28.1 million |
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Angola | Congo - Brazzaville | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 117,000 | 0 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 117,000 | 12,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 110,000 | – | 27 million |
| 2005 | 118,000 | 12,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 118,000 | 12,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 130,000 | 12,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 110,000 | 12,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 145,500 | 12,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 117,500 | 15,000 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 127,500 | 15,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 129,000 | 15,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 125,500 | 15,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 106,400 | 15,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 122,000 | 16,700 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 120,000 | 10,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 128,000 | 10,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 128,000 | 10,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 150,000 | 9,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 115,000 | 9,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 107,000 | 15,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 49,500 | 8,700 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 60,000 | 15,000 | – |
| 1983 | 54,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1982 | 54,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1981 | 53,000 | 14,000 | – |
| 1980 | 47,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1979 | 47,000 | 16,000 | – |
| 1978 | 47,000 | 11,000 | – |
| 1977 | 47,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1976 | 35,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1975 | 30,000 | 7,000 | – |
| 1974 | – | 7,000 | – |
| 1973 | – | 7,000 | – |
| 1972 | – | 9,000 | – |
| 1971 | – | 6,000 | – |
| 1970 | – | 6,000 | – |
| 1969 | – | 3,000 | – |
| 1968 | – | 3,000 | – |
| 1967 | – | 5,000 | – |
| 1966 | – | 5,000 | – |
| 1965 | – | 4,000 | – |
| 1964 | – | 2,000 | – |
| 1963 | – | 2,000 | – |
| 1962 | – | 1,000 | – |
| 1961 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | – | 0 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time